| Main Title |
Analysis of Dispersion in a Stratified Aquifer. |
| Author |
Gueven, O. ;
Molz, F. J. ;
Melville, J. G. ;
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| CORP Author |
Auburn Univ., AL. Dept. of Civil Engineering.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. |
| Year Published |
1984 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-810704; EPA/600/J-84/310; |
| Stock Number |
PB85-219384 |
| Additional Subjects |
Solutes ;
Aquifers ;
Water pollution ;
Dispersions ;
Mathematical models ;
Mass flow ;
Thickness ;
Advection ;
Seepage ;
Ground water ;
Hydraulic conductivity ;
Reprints ;
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| NTIS |
PB85-219384 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
21p |
| Abstract |
The dispersion of a conservative solute produced as a result of vertical variations of hydraulic conductivity in a horizontal stratified aquifer of finite thickness is analyzed by applying the moment method of Aris to solve the governing advection-dispersion equation describing mass transport. In the analysis it is assumed that the aquifer is of constant thickness and of infinite lateral extent, the hydraulic conductivity is a known function of the vertical coordinate only, and the flow is unidirectional, parallel to the stratification. An important conclusion from the analyses is that nonuniformities in the hydraulic conductivity profile which persist over long distances may produce rather large values of longitudinal macrodispersivity which are comparable to those observed in some aquifers and which are much larger than those predicted by some previous stochastic analyses. (Copyright (c) 1984 by the American Geophysical Union.) |
